How gang that ran a fake police bureau cheated NRIs with ‘CBI supervision account'
Central Noida deputy commissioner of police Shakti Mohan Avasthy revealed the accused routinely conducted video calls on Microsoft Teams, impersonating officials from agencies such as CBI, Enforcement Directorate, Crime Branch and even Supreme Court.
During these calls, they displayed forged documents carrying official-looking seals to convince their targets.
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Three members of 'International Police & Crime Investigation Bureau', who were arrested earlier this month, were taken into police custody on Monday, leading to major revelations.
According to officials, the gang lured victims by creating fear of legal action in India. They claimed unless the victims "cooperated" in ongoing investigations, they would neither be allowed to travel to India nor receive OCI cards in the future.
The gang even issued acknowledgement letters bearing fake seals of the CBI's financial wing and Reserve Bank of India.
Avasthy said, "When victims pleaded their innocence, they were told they must obtain a police clearance certificate (PCC) from the govt of India — a service the gang claimed to facilitate.
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Further, they were persuaded to deposit money in a so-called 'CBI Supervision Account' under the pretext that their funds would be tracked as part of an international money-laundering probe and later refunded."
Avasthy said their investigation also found that funds extorted from victims were first transferred to international accounts and then routed back to India through the hawala network.
"The gang relied heavily on spoofing technology, forged CBI-RBI letterheads, fake Supreme Court orders and fabricated summons to create pressure.
In one instance, the accused used a front organisation called the National Bureau of Social Investigation and Social Justice to send bogus summons and notices resembling legitimate legal documents, further intimidating their targets," he said.
Bibhas Chandra Adhikari, his son Arghya and four others were arrested earlier this month from a house in Sector 70 where they ran the sham called 'International Police & Crime Investigation Bureau'.
This wasn't, however, their only bogus operation. They also floated a National Bureau of Social Investigation and Social Justice as well as a website for the fake police establishment that mimicked Interpol.
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